The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-08-10
THE LIQUOR MEN OF ANDERSON MAKE A
STRONG FIGHT FOR wHIsKEY.
The PrOhibitiOnists Win in the Effort
to Let aside any Probability Of
Defeat Because of n Failure TO
Order the Election.
anderson Mtelligc1lce,'.


The commissioners of Election having been
engaged for more than two weeks In over
look Ing petitions for the election, and having
failed 10 ascertain the number OF owners OF
real estate, and having refused 10 receive or
o% as %odnesdy M and gHh Thursday and
pearing to be making such slow headWay IN
their work as to endanger the publication OF
the Commissioners and Managers Of III lection
ternoon Mr.. j. L. Tribbe went before Judge
Norton upon petition for Mandamus, pre-
pared by Messrs. Brown il Tribble, and Muir
ry, Breazeale & Murry, Attorneys for relators,
james M. Payne, W. A. Neal and II. Nj. Allen.
and secured un order directing MessrS. &. +.
Tolly, P. K McCully and F. 7. Wilhite, Com
missoners oil Election, DC, TO show cause be-.
fore the Judge at his residence In Walhalla at
eight o'clock on Friday night why they should
not be compelled to appoint and publish
Supervisors and Managers of Election as pro
able number Of citizens went TO Walhalla.
and Judge Norton, TO accommodate the
crowd. heard the motion IN the Court House.
Messrs. Prince & Vandiver and Whitner &
tions had been considered rs Attorneys for
the anti-prohibitionists, and the senior MEM
Der OF the first, and the Junior member OF tn
second. OF which firm had been frequently
D resent taking an active part In the manage
ment for the anti-prohibitionists, appeared
for two of the Commissioners, Messrs. Tolly
and McCully. Mr.. Wilhite at that time repre-
sented himself. The Attorneys for the Conn.,
missioners asked further time in which to
answer the rule, which was granted them by
the Judge until o'clock Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday morning, Judge Norton, to ac
comnlodate the parties, offered to hear the
case in Anderson on Monday morning. which
both parties consented to, with the agree
mcnt that the Com misSioncrs should work on
Saturday, so that no time should be lost. On
Monday morning the Court House in Ander-
son was crowded, and the case was opened.
The return Of MesSrS. TOlly aud McCully
set forth that they had been diligently and
fairly working upon the pctltions, put hau
not completed their labors; that they had the
right to decide rs to the validity of petitions,
and were not subject to mandamus from the
Court; that there were forgeries IN the petit
land, as far as they could ascertain, and num-
ters had signed more than once tnaI from
the best Information and belief that they had,
the pruhibitionits did not have majority OF
the owners of real estate.
Mr.. F. r. Wilhite. by Mr.. &. WnrdlaW, SUBJ
mitted his return, In which he showed by the
papers In tho possession OF the commission.
ers, that the prohlbitionists had majority
and gives the exact figures after solving every
doubt against the prOhibitionists. In addi-
ton to giving the figures, he submitted with
his return exhibits which were conclusive OF
the matter. His return was fair, clear and
convincing. The petitioner admitted Mr..
whites return, and demurrcd to tho EOr-
tlons of the return OF MessrS. Tolly and Nc
Gully. WHICH stated COHCluslOuS Vi law. uc
petitions and both returns were swrOn TO
by the parties submitting them. Mr.. Prince
opeued the case for the Commissioners, after
which Messrs. Tribble and +. b. Murry repli-
ed for the petitioners. Col. Brown made
strong reply for Mr.. Wilhite, and Maj. B. F.
WHITTIER closed for the Commissioners. Judge
Norton took the papers and announced that
he would render an order on Tuesday morn
ing. , .
The Judge presided with absolute dignity,
fnirness and courtesy, and during the whole
case indicated nothing MS TO what his opinion
would be. but the crowd both prohibitionists
and anti.prohibitionist, were practically
agreed that the election would be ordered.
The Commissioners went TO work that after
noon, and so far verified MIR. whites return.
that they announced upon the streets that
evening that there would be an election, and
on Tuesday morning the commissioners de-
cided TO publish the election. before the order
OF Judge Norton arrived. Tho order, how
ever came, and directed the Commissioners
to receive petitions up To the 10Th OF August
Inclusive and to publish the supervisors of
Registration and Managers OF Election. The
result of the litigation WAS entirely satisfac-
tory to the pr0hibitionists, and has been re-
ccived in good temper all around. The con-
test has been sharp and acrmoniousat times.
but now. that the battle Is over, q better fee.-
ing exists. and each side Is ready to 60 into
the can vass for the election with q determine
tion TO win. In our Judgment, the prohibi-
tionists will win on the 10th, just as they
have done in each successive stage OF This
fight.